US EditionThe 21st Anniversary of the Tragedy of Ycuá Bolaños
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Today August 1st marks the 21st anniversary of the fire at the Ycuá Bolaños supermarket, which in 2004 claimed the lives of almost 400 people who mourned thousands of Paraguayan families. It marks the 21st anniversary of the tragedy of Ycuá Bolaños. Photo: gentle Family members of the victims of one of the worst tragedies that Paraguay has ever lived remember their loved ones under the constant cry of justice. In this sense, Julia López, a famil…
On the morning of August 1, 2004, it marked a before and after in the history of Paraguay. At 11:20, an explosion followed by a voracious fire broke out with the supermarket Ycuá Bolaños, located in the Santisima Trinidad neighborhood of Asunción. What began as a common Sunday ended up becoming one of the worst tragedies that the country has ever experienced: 394 people died, six are still missing and more than 500 were injured. The fire surpris…
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